Revocable Burial Agreement. A burial agreement which allows the value of the agreement to be cashed in by the purchaser at any time.
RCA
Refugee Cash Assistance. A program that provides financial help to refugees ineligible for both MFIP and SSI.
Real Property
Land, all buildings, structures, improvements, or other fixtures on it belonging or pertaining to the land, including mobile or manufactured homes attached to a permanent foundation on land owned by the client, all mines, minerals, fossils, and trees on or under it, and life estate and remainder interests.
Reasonable Compensation
Value received in exchange for transferred property which equals or exceeds the property's fair market value, less any encumbrances and sale costs.
Reasonably Compatible
To be generally consistent with the income reported by the client. What is reasonably compatible may vary depending on the particular circumstances. Use this standard to determine if income verification available for a MinnesotaCare eligibility determination is acceptable.
Recertification
Former term for Renewal. The process to determine a household's continued eligibility for Minnesota Health Care Programs.
Recipient Amount
The amount of medical costs an enrollee must incur and be responsible to pay on the satisfaction date before MA will begin payment of other medical expenses.
Recognition of Parentage (ROP)
A DHS form (DHS-3159) that serves as legal acknowledgment of paternity. This form can only be signed after the child's birth and both of the parents' signatures must be notarized.
Redetermination Date
A system date used to identify when a renewal must be returned and processed. It is the last day of the month before the renewal month.
Referee
A person who presides over an appeal hearing and issues a recommendation on the appealed matter to the Commissioner of DHS. Also known as a Human Services Judge. An appeal is also known as a fair hearing.
Refugee
A person who is a noncitizen who has permission to enter and live in the United States because of a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country due to race, religion, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
A program that provides financial help to refugees ineligible for both MFIP and SSI.
Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
A federally authorized program providing MA to refugees.
Refugee Unaccompanied Minor
A person who: is under 18 years of age (or 21, under state law on benefits to children who were in foster care at age 18), AND entered the United States unaccompanied by and not destined to (a) a parent, (b) a close non-parental adult relative who is willing and able to care for the child, or an adult with a clear and court verifiable claim to custody of the minor, AND has no parents in the United States. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines Refugee Unaccompanied Minor status when a person enters the United States.
Regional Treatment Center (RTC)
State hospital for the treatment of mental diseases. RTCs are part of State Operated Services (SOS), which is the DHS division that manages and operates all state owned and operated facilities.
Reinstate
To restore coverage for a previously denied or closed time period.
Reinstatement Month
A MinnesotaCare term for the month following the month clients are closed for not paying their premium. Clients paying all billed payments by the due date in the reinstatement month will have coverage reinstated back to the effective date of closure.
Relative Caretaker
A caretaker of a dependent child who has one of the following relationships, or is the spouse of a person with one of the following relationships even if the marriage terminated by death or divorce: biological or adoptive parent, stepparent, grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, sister, stepsister, brother, stepbrother, aunt, great or great-great-aunt, uncle, great or great-great-uncle, nephew, niece, first cousin, first cousin once removed.
Remainder Interest
A property right that passes to a specified person or people upon the termination of a life estate interest. Unless restricted by the instrument establishing the remainder interest, the remainderman is generally free to sell his or her interest in the physical property even before the life estate interest expires. In such cases, the market value of the remainder interest is likely to be reduced because such sale is subject to the life estate interest.
Remainderman
The person or people entitled to the remainder interest of an estate after the termination of a life estate.
Remedial Care Expense
A deduction that can be used by a person who resides in a residential living arrangement to meet a medical spenddown or as a medical expense deduction in a LTC income calculation.
Renewal
The process to determine a household's continued eligibility for Minnesota Health Care Programs.
Renewal Month
The month for which eligibility is being renewed; the first month of the new certification period.
Representative Payee
A person or organization, selected by the Social Security Administration, who is designated to receive benefits on behalf of an RSDI or SSI recipient and is obligated to use those benefits for the RSDI or SSI recipient's personal care and well being.
Request for Coverage
Any written statement indicating that a person wants to apply for Minnesota Health Care Programs coverage that contains at least the applicant's name and address or other means of contacting the applicant.
Residential Living Arrangement
Community living arrangements such as group residential housing (GRH), board and lodge, and corporate and foster care settings that provide supportive services.
Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI)
A program operated by the Social Security Administration that provides a monthly income to retired people, survivors or dependents of insured people, and people with disabilities.
Retroactive Eligibility
Eligibility that is requested and determined for months prior to the month of application.
Reverse Mortgage
A special type of home equity loan for people age 62 or older. Reverse mortgages allow owners to convert some of the equity in their home to cash. The loan does not usually have to be repaid during the homeowner’s lifetime.
Revocable Burial Agreement (RBA)
A burial agreement which allows the value of the agreement to be cashed in by the purchaser at any time.
Revocable Trust
A trust in which the grantor(s) reserve the right to revoke, reclaim or take back the assets deposited in the trust. A trust that does not specifically state that it is irrevocable is considered revocable. A trust that provides that it can be modified or terminated by a court is considered to be a revocable trust because the grantor or grantor’s representative can petition the court to terminate the trust.
RMA
Refugee Medical Assistance. A federally authorized program providing MA to refugees.
ROP
Recognition of Parentage. A DHS form (DHS-3159) that serves as legal acknowledgment of paternity. This form can only be signed after the child's birth and both of the parents' signatures must be notarized.
Roth 401(k) Plan
Roth 401(k) plans began January 1, 2006, as a new retirement savings plan option for employers to offer their employees. A Roth 401(k) is a hybrid that combines features of a Roth IRA and a traditional 401(k).
Roth IRA
An IRA designated as a Roth IRA when it is set up. Unlike a Traditional IRA, a person can make contributions to a Roth IRA after age 70½ in certain circumstances.
RSDI
Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. A program operated by the Social Security Administration that provides a monthly income to retired people, survivors or dependents of insured people, and people with disabilities.
RTC
Regional Treatment Center. State hospital for the treatment of mental diseases. RTCs are part of State Operated Services (SOS), which is the DHS division that manages and operates all state owned and operated facilities.
Rule 24
Minnesota's Consolidated Treatment Fund.
Rule 31 Facility
Facility offering a rehabilitation program to five or more chemically dependent people at one time.
Rule 36 Facility
Facility offering residential care and program services to five or more mentally ill adults at one time.
Rule 78
A funding mechanism for community mental health grants. Rule 78 may fund placements in Rule 31 facilities or other living arrangements in the community.